Kipling and Trix

Name: Kipling and Trix
SKU: 9781906582340
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A unique insight into the life of one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century; one whose private life was obsessively well-guarded. An incredible and theatrical tale: Hamer’s work of fiction uncovers the truth about Alice Kipling – ‘Trix’ – delving into the heart of the relationship between a difficult brother and his troubled sister. Set against a lavish backdrop of colonial India, austere Edwardian England and Vermont, USA ‘New England’

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SKU: 9781906582340 Category: Uncategorised

Binding: Perfect Bound

Pages: 368Author: Mary Hamer

Description

As young children, Rudyard Kipling and his sister ‘Trix’ flourished in the brilliant warmth and colour of India. Their happiness ended abruptly when they were sent back to England to live with a strict and god-fearing foster family. Both became writers, although one lived in the shadow of the other’s extraordinary success. The name Rudyard Kipling is known to millions, but what became of his talented younger sister? She was careful to hide her secret life even from those closest to her.Mary Hamer’s fascinating novel brings both Kipling and Trix vividly to life. In this fictionalised account of their lives, she goes to the heart of the relationship between a difficult brother and his troubled sister. Hamer peels back the historical record to reveal the obsessions which fuelled Kipling and his sister. Was he really better equipped to deal with conflict, heartbreak and loss than his beloved Trix?